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Category Archives: Geoscience and Art
The graphic artist M.C. Escher and his connections with geology
Left: Mobula Rays off Baja California by Eduardo Lopez Negrete / National Geographic. Right: “Two Fish” by M.C. Escher, 1941 from Escher official website The left-hand photograph circulated on Twitter a few weeks ago and someone commented that … Continue reading
Posted in Geoscience and Art
Tagged Art, Canada, crystallography, geology, M.C. Escher, mineralogy
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The 2nd Sichuan earthquake in 5 years / why we need more art in science communication
Yesterday, on April 20, 2013, an earthquake struck in China’s Sichuan province. Because this is the blog of an earth scientist, I’ll give you the link to the USGS’s report: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000gcdd#summary . This write-up is excellent and that’s how we … Continue reading
Posted in General geoscience, Geoscience and Art, Natural hazards
Tagged Ai Wei Wei, Art, China, earthquake, geoscience, natural disaster, natural hazard
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